Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17
OUT BUTTE NOTES.

n,,o Northwestern Forw arding Company
have rented the brick storeroom adjoining
q b. Houser's on Park street, ana VIII
men a general produce business:-Mr. "
Peters, two daughters, Efie and katie' 6e'
,,a rted on Sunday evenings train Tor Og-
den. Utah, where they will spend the co"'
ing wear at the Sacred Heart Acaoemy'-
Mrs. G., F. Zimmerman is bone from =
summers trip East.-Mrs. g. W. DAVIS ana
child returned q few days ago from an rs
tended visit in Townsend.-Engineer
O'Rr;en from Anaconda spent a few days
here last w~eek.-Jack Andrews If o run
ming the switch engine at Anaconda.--Nor,
thern Pacific engines Nos. II, 1913 and loS
have been returned to Carlson, leaving
only two N. P. engines now in use ny tne
| Montana Union. Grant engines l5z ano
| IA are the last of the Cotton engines here.
"A new time card goes into effect on the
Montana Union to-day. The morning train
for Helena leaves at 7:2O instead OF 1:1o:
| The evening train departs at 7:oO instead
of $50. Train from Helena arrives n
8 O5 p. m. instead OF $40 r; m:-wlInam
J. Potter and family left on last evening
| Union Pacific train for their future home
in Denver, Colorado. Mr.. and Mrs. Potter
have made many friends during their short
r, sidence in South Butte and we regret hat
tliey leave US SO soon. Mr.. Potter peer
made General Agent of the Continental VI
Company for the Territories, and we con
gratulate him upon being the recipient Of
SO worthy promotion.-Thomas Fogarty,
an employe OF the Montana Union. wat
stricken with PARALYSIS last Monday and
taken to the Sisters Hospital for treat
ment. The stroke was a sudden misfor.
tune and his many friends hope to hear Of
his safe recovery. Mrs. George Wallace has
Just recovered from a severe sick SPELL
Arthur Durand came over Saturday from
Ruby Valley.-Mrs. Benson has moved into
| the house formerly occupied by Mrs. Scott
as a boarding house and wi ! continue the
bust .ess here. Mrs. Scott will resume bust
mesa in VAUDEVILLE.
A TRIP TO HIGHLAND.
Mr.. Ed LIE Clair, Wr. and Mrs. Fleming
and daughter Helen, and Miss Anna Riley
left the city Saturday afternoon to speno
Sunday in the mountains. Saturday night
was spent at Galusha's ranch, neal the Di
vide. Sunday morning, bright and early
the party started with a four-horse team
for Highland mountain. to pay a visit te
Rod Leggat's placer mine. The trip ovel
that seven miles of the toughest mountain
Troads ever Travelled by man, wat one lonl
to be remembered. Before one-third OF th'
Journey was reached a heavy rain set in
and continued until Mr.. Leggat's cabir
was reached. The host was at homo, anC
exerted himself to the utmost for the com
fort and refreshment OF his guests. After
hearty dinner all started down the canyon
notwithstanding the rain, to view the worl
! being done by hydraulic power. Placer
mining on Highland mountain is conducted
on a grand scale, and Mr.. Leggat may vel
be proud of his property there. The storm
continued SO heavily that the trip down
the mountain was not to be thought of
SC the party gratefully accepted Mr.. Leg
gat's hospitality for the night. Monday
morning the landscape presented a beauti
full picture. covered with six inches a
snow, and no sound to be heard but the
rumbling OF the mount in stream. At 9
O'Clock the party left Highland for Butte.
stopping over at Divide for dinner, and
reaching home about 6 p. m.